The 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Dublin, who beat Derry in the final. The championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn. A young Martin O'Neill was at the game with his mother, his older brother played in the final.
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Louth were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
- Kerry - 18 (1955)
- Dublin - 16 (1958)
- Wexford - 5 (1918)
- Cavan - 5 (1952)
- Galway - 4 (1956)
- Kildare - 4 (1928)
- Tipperary - 4 (1920)
- Louth - 3 (1957)
- Mayo - 3 (1951)
- Cork - 3 (1945)
- Meath - 2 (1954)
- Roscommon - 2 (1944)
- Limerick - 2 (1896)
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Mayo | 3-10 – 1-6 | Sligo |
J Nallen (0-1), J Fleming (0-1), F O’Leary (0-3), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (1-2), J O’Connell (2-1), L Malone (0-1). |
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Galway | 2-9 – 0-6 | Mayo |
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W Shannon (0-1), J Nallen (0-1), S Gallagher (0-1); T Treacy (0-3, one free), |
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Final
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Offaly | 1-11 – 1-6 | Kildare |
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K.O'Malley 2-5, E.Treacy 0-2, E.Hogan 0-1 |
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Final
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Dublin | 1-11 – 1-06 | Louth |
Ollie Freaney 0-6f, Kevin Heffernan 1-1, John Timmons 0-2, Paddy Farnan 0-2 |
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Kevin Beahan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f, 1 '50), Jim McDonnell 0-1 |
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Kerry | 1-6 – 0-7 | Tipperary |
M. O'Dwyer (1-1), P. Sheehy (0-1), N. Fitzgerald (0-1) & G. McMahon (0-1) |
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Cork | 1-11 – 1-4 | Waterford |
N. Fitzgerald (0-1), T. Furlong (1-1), C. O’Sullivan (0-3) & D. Kelleher (0-4). |
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Final
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Kerry | 2-7 – 0-3 | Cork |
Garry McMahon 2-2, John Dowling 0-4 (0-1f), Paudie Sheehy 0-1 |
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Eric Ryan (0-1f), Tim O'Leary, Denis Kelleher 0-1 each |
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An objection was made and a replay ordered
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Final
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All-Ireland series
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Derry | 2-6 – 2-5 | Kerry |
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T. Lyne (2-2), G. McMahon (0-1) & P.Sheehy (0-2). |
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Final
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Dublin | 2-12 – 1-9 | Derry |
O. Freaney 0-7, K. Hefferan 0-3, P. Franan 1-1, J. Joyce 1-0 & J. Timmons 0-1. |
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S. O'Connell 0-5, O. Gribbin 1-1, B. Mullan, D. McKeever & J. McKeever 0-1. |
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Miscellaneous
- Derry play in their first All Ireland final also win their first Ulster championship final but lose to Dublin.
- There were a number of first-time championship meetings: The Derry/Kerry All Ireland semi-final was their first championship meeting and the All Ireland final was the first championship meeting of Dublin/Derry.
"The Reign is Over". The Argus. 26 July 1958.